Christchurch earthquake - Death toll passes 100

Christchurch earthquake - Death toll passes 100

Friday, 25 February 2011 - 3:10am

National News

The death toll from the Christchurch Earthquake is now 102 and this figure is still expected to rise.

The list of people who are unaccounted for, and where there is significant concern that they are in the CBD, remains around 200. It is likely that a large number of those who have died will be on that list but that cross-matching can only be carried out once there have been formal identifications.

An American Urban Search and Rescue Team has now arrived in New Zealand to join teams from New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and China. A team from the UK is also en route and once they arrive there will be nearly 700 USAR teams and civil defence volunteers working on the rescue operation.